Virgule escapement

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French 18K gold and painted enamel pocket watch Circa 1775
Gold open faced key winding double comma watch – A magnificent and historically significant French 18 carat gold open faced pocket watch featuring a rare double comma (virgule) escapement and a painted enamel scene attributed to Hamelin, made by the celebrated master watchmaker Verdier in Paris, circa 1775.
Diameter
42 mm
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 12.000
Price
€ 17.000
Year sold
2024
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French gold open faced quarter repeating pocket watch Circa 1790
Gold and lapis lazuli key winding virgule watch – A fine French 18 carat yellow gold open faced quarter repeating pocket watch made by Jean-Antoine Lépine in Paris, circa 1790. This watch has a mechanical key winding fire gilded brass movement with a…
Diameter
40 mm
Estimate
€ 2.000 - 4.000
Price
€ 1.800
Year sold
2024
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French silver virgule à tact watch with gold elements Circa 1812
An absolute rarity half hunter watch – An absolute rarity this half hunting cased à tact pocket watch made by Le Roy in Paris, France, circa 1812. The watch features a silver case with gold details and is engine turned on both sides. The rotatable back cover…
Diameter
46 mm
Estimate
€ 4.000 - 10.000
Price
€ 9.300
Year sold
2025
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Swiss gold watch with enamelled automaton Circa 1800
Gold watch with a special virgule escapement – A very fine and rare Swiss 18 carat gold automaton pocket watch, made by Robert & Courvoisier in La Chaux de Fonds, circa 1800. Polished, plain case with glazed back to see the automaton, fine enamelled automaton and a special…
Diameter
59 mm
Estimate
€ 30.000 - 60.000
Price
€ 45.150
Year sold
2021 GN
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Swiss 18K gold repeating Jacquemart automaton Circa 1810
Gold and diamond set museum quality piece – An octagonal quarter repeating pendant watch with Jacquemart figure automaton in the original sales box, probably made by Pierre Simon Gounouilhou in Geneva, Switzerland, circa 1810. The case of this watch, which was crafted from 18 carat gold, is set…
Diameter
-
Estimate
€ 10.000 - 25.000
Price
€ 13.000
Year sold
2024
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Swiss gold and enamel erotic automaton pocket watch Circa 1800
Gold quarter repeating pocket watch – A magnificent Swiss, 18 carat gold and enamel quarter repeating, erotic automaton pocket watch, circa 1800. Attributed to Chevalier & Cochet or Antoine Rojard, Geneva. A directoire with a large faceted band, each of the ten lateral panels guilloché engine turned…
Diameter
62 mm
Estimate
€ 100.000 - 200.000
Price
€ 172.050
Year sold
2017 GN
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Swiss gold and enamel quarter repeating musical watch Circa 1820
Gold virgule watch with enamel erotic scene – A musical pocket watch with repeater made by Courvoisier & Comp in Genève, Switzerland, circa 1820. The open faced case of this watch was crafted from 18 carat gold, has a coin band and a back lid with a top…
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 15.000 - 30.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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French 18 carat gold original lépine pocket watch Circa 1780
Pocket watch with virgule escapement – An original lépine pocket watch with virgule escapement, made by Jean-Antoine Lépine in Paris, circa 1780. The open faced typical super flat Jean-Antoine Lépine case of this watch, which is crafted from 18 carat gold, has a very rare enamel à goutte…
Diameter
37 mm
Estimate
€ 4.000 - 7.000
Price
€ 4.350
Year sold
2023
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French 18 carat gold lépine watch with virgule escapement Circa 1780
Pocket watch with lateral hinge and cord band – An early lépine watch with virgule escapement, made in France, circa 1780. The numbered open faced case of this watch was crafted from 18 carat gold, has a lateral hinge and cord band and a small high relief with…
Diameter
36 mm
Estimate
€ 1.500 - 2.500
Price
€ 1.250
Year sold
2023
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Swiss gold virgule pocket watch with eccentric dial Circa 1820
Unsigned gold open faced watch – A Swiss gold open faced virgule pocket watch with an eccentric dial, circa 1820. The watch features an unsigned gilded open work movement with a virgule escapement, a plain three arm balance, a frosted gilded plain cock and barrel cover, and a…
Diameter
33 mm
Estimate
€ 1.750 - 3.500
Price
€ 1.200
Year sold
2021 LD
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Swiss 18 Carat gold watch with virgule escapement Circa 1820
Large pocket watch with striking mechanism – A large, skeletonized pocket watch with virgule escapement and striking mechanism of exceptional quality, made in Switzerland circa 1820. The open faced case of this watch is crafted from 18 Carat gold and has a reeded middle section. The white enamel…
Diameter
60 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 6.000
Price
€ 3.100
Year sold
2023
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French 18K gold double virgule watch, enamel scene Circa 1775
Rare gold watch with fine enamel scene – A French 18 carat gold and painted enamel scene Still life with grapes pocket watch attributed to Hamelin with double virgule escapement, circa 1775. Full plate gilt movement with key winding, double comma escapement, pierced and engraved balance cock, blued…
Diameter
41 mm
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 12.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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German 18K gold pocket watch with virgule escapement Circa 1810
Watch with repeater and concealed erotic painting – An extremely rare pocket watch with virgule escapement, repeater and concealed erotic painting, made by Johann Christian Tochtenberger in Heilbronn, Germany, circa 1810. The numbered open faced case of this watch is crafted from 18 Carat gold and has the…
Diameter
53 mm
Estimate
€ 6.000 - 12.500
Price
€ 6.800
Year sold
2023
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Swiss gold quarter repeating watch with Jacquemart Circa 1810
Gold automaton watch with virgule escapement – A rare Swiss, 18 carat gold and enamel quarter repeating pocket watch with an automaton scene, circa 1810. A polished case, fluted band, hinged gold cuvette. Small white enamel dial with Breguet numerals and gold Breguet hands. Driven by the repeating…
Diameter
55 mm
Estimate
€ 4.500 - 9.000
Price
-
Year sold
-
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German gold enamel pocket watch with virgule escapement Circa 1810
Very fine exquisite thin pocket watch with pearls – A very fine, exquisite thin and numbered gold enamel pocket watch with rare virgule escapement and pearls, made by Roman Melly & Roux in Konstanz (Constance), Germany, circa 1810. The exceptional quality open faced case is crafted from 18…
Diameter
46 mm
Estimate
€ 3.000 - 6.500
Price
-
Year sold
-
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Important French gold montre à tact virgule watch Circa 1800
Gold montre à tact watch with chain by Bazile-Charles Le Roy – An important French 20 Carat gold, enamel, aquamarine- and pearl set Montre Médaillon à Tact with a later silver and aquamarine watch chain, circa 1800. This timepiece was gifted by the King of Westphalia, Jérôme Bonaparte,…
Diameter
53 mm
Estimate
€ 40.000 - 80.000
Price
€ 48.800
Year sold
2022
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French 18K gold and painted enamel pocket watch Circa 1775

French gold open faced quarter repeating pocket watch Circa 1790

French silver virgule à tact watch with gold elements Circa 1812

Swiss gold watch with enamelled automaton Circa 1800

Swiss 18K gold repeating Jacquemart automaton Circa 1810

Swiss gold and enamel erotic automaton pocket watch Circa 1800

Swiss gold and enamel quarter repeating musical watch Circa 1820

French 18 carat gold original lépine pocket watch Circa 1780

French 18 carat gold lépine watch with virgule escapement Circa 1780

Swiss gold virgule pocket watch with eccentric dial Circa 1820

Swiss 18 Carat gold watch with virgule escapement Circa 1820

French 18K gold double virgule watch, enamel scene Circa 1775

German 18K gold pocket watch with virgule escapement Circa 1810

Swiss gold quarter repeating watch with Jacquemart Circa 1810

German gold enamel pocket watch with virgule escapement Circa 1810

Important French gold montre à tact virgule watch Circa 1800

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